Sirisha Ponduri

Consultant Orthodontist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight and the Spires Cleft Centre, Salisbury, UK

Orthodontic pain

The sensation of pain is initiated in one of two ways, either by the direct stimulation of nociceptive nerve fibres by a mechanical, chemical or thermal stimulus; or indirect stimulation following the...

Mandibular second premolars – the wandering minstrel

A 25-year-old female presented with a Class I malocclusion with all permanent teeth erupted except for the upper left permanent canine (UL3), the lower left second premolar (LL5) and all third molars....